, AB - The Wrangler Canadian Professional Rodeo Tour Championship will be held in Calgary, Alta. at the Calgary Stampede’s Corral on October 3-5, 2008.
This new event on the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association's calendar features twelve contestants in each of the six major events (saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling and ladies barrel racing) as well as team roping.
This is the first time the Tour will end in a finals, and the new format has added a whole new element of excitement to the rodeo season.
There is a lot at stake as contestants will be battling it out for two spots to November’s Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton, Alta., as well as an invite to the 2009 Calgary Stampede.
Also at stake is a chance to add a substantial amount of money to their season’s earnings. There is $30,500 available to be won per event. This year the contestants will be bringing all their money with them to the re-formatted Canadian Finals Rodeo in November as well.
Ten of the twelve contestants have qualified for this exciting contest by earning points at 10 Tour rodeos throughout the season, with the last Tour rodeo being held in Armstrong
Two more contestants qualified through the Last Chance standings, where points were being collected at the non-Tour rodeos. The last of these non-Tour rodeos were held over the past weekend in Hanna, Alta. and McCord, Sask.
For full list of contestants, see below or visit www.rodeocanada.com.
Wrangler Canadian Pro Rodeo Tour Championship Contestants
SADDLE BRONC
Mitchell Steiger, Turner Valley AB
Rod Warren, Big Valley AB
Ben Morrow, Turner Valley AB
Cody Taton, Newell SD
Bryce Miller, Buffalo SD
Luke Butterfield, Ponoka AB
Kyle Thomson, Black Diamond AB
Shaun Stroh, Dickinson ND
Alan Bandy, Wainwright AB
Dustin Hausauer, Dickinson ND
Kyle Daines, Innisfail AB
Rod Hay, Wildwood AB
BAREBACK
Denny Phipps, Cochrane AB
Kevin Taylor, Swift Current SK
Reid Rowan, Seven Persons AB
Todd Shelton, Peers AB
Jake Marshall, Cessford AB
Russ Hallaby, Airdrie AB
Dusty LaValley, Crooked Creek AB
Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton Co
Davey Shields Jr., Bashaw AB
Dustan McPhee, Hanley SK
Matt Lait, Seven Persons AB
Kyle Bowers, Brooks AB
BULL RIDING
Ty Elliott, Vernon BC
Devon Mezei, Scandia AB
Blade Young, Tyvan SK
Garth Oldfield, Lethbridge AB
Steven Turner, Cochrane AB
CĂ´me Bouvier, Empress AB
Nathan Roy, Lloydminster SK
Scott Schiffner, Strathmore AB
Jason Finkbeiner, Wardlow AB
Jody Turner, Cochrane AB
Denton Edge, Marwayne AB
Tyler Thomson, Black Diamond AB
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Alwin Bouchard, Scandia AB
Dean Edge, Rimbey AB
Cliff Williamson, Madden AB
Nathan Baldwin, Blackfoot Id
Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork UT
Darren Zieffle, Consort AB
Tyson Durfey, Colbert WA
Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck Id
Marty Becker, Edmonton AB
Randy Smith, Pincher Creek AB
Steve Lloyd, Alix AB
Chad Johnson, Del Bonita AB
STEER WRESTLING
Chad Bouchard, Rolling Hills AB
Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe BC
Steven Turner, Cochrane AB
Jody Brown, Calgary AB
Tanner Milan, Cochrane AB
Justin Guenthner, Vermilion AB
Cody Cassidy, Donalda AB
Todd Maughan, Airdrie AB
Curtis Cassidy, Donalda AB
Luke Laskosky, Viking AB
Baillie Milan, Cochrane AB
Dallas Frank, Stony Plain AB
LADIES BARREL RACING
Traci Dawson, Erskine AB
Suzanne DePaoli, Longview AB
Aimee Willis, Princeton BC
Lindsay Sears, Nanton AB
Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs SD
Debbie Renger, Okotoks AB
Lauren Chad, Saskatoon SK
Sarah Gerard, Savona BC
Kendra Edey, Longview AB
Janet Moen, Stewart Valley SK
Gaylene Buff, Westwold BC
Sierra Stoney, DeWinton AB
TEAM ROPING
1. DJ Woodward, Magrath AB
Kevin Schreiner, Medicine Hat AB
2. Rocky Ross, Botha AB
Marty Lillico, Spirit River AB
3. Matt Fawcett, Stettler AB
Troy Fischer, Mayerthorpe AB
4. Cole Pozzobon, Pritchard BC
Josh Cahill, Clinton BC
5. Braidy Davies, Brooks AB
Stacy Cornet, Mossleigh AB
6. Jim Randle, Okotoks AB
Rocky Dallyn, Nanton AB
7. Mel Coleman, Phoenix AZ
Marty Becker, Edmonton AB
8. Murray Linthicum, Glentworth SK
Dwight Wigemyr, Brooks AB
9. Todd Gallais, Olds AB
Travis Gallais, Olds AB
10. Jeffrey Quam, Airdrie AB
Brett Buss, Ponoka AB
11. Brett McCarroll, Camrose AB
Justin McCarroll, Camrose AB
12. Cole Bigbee, Stevensville TX
Shane Schwenke, Harlem Mt
NOVICE SADDLE BRONC
Rylan Geiger, Bracken SK
Kyreon Geiger, Gull Lake SK
Keifer Watt, Hardisty AB
Delano Kjos, Millarville AB
Casey Bertram, Piapot SK
Adam Gilchrist, Maple Creek SK
NOVIE BAREBACK
Denver DeRose, Kamloops BC
Justin Myers, Strathmore AB
Brady Bertram, Maple Creek, SK
Chad Randle, Fort Vermilion AB
Joseph Fentiman, New Zealand
Colin Adams, Deloraine MB
Copyright 1996 - 2008 Rodeo Attitude, LLC., All rights reserved.